Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes — John Shaqi
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and IndexesChaucer, Geoffrey
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Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Chaucer, Geoffrey
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
LOKE, _v. (weak)_ lock up, D 317.
LOKEN, _pp._ enlocked, locked up, B 4065. Pp. of the strong verb _louken_,
A.S. _l[=u]can_.
LOKEN, _ger._ to look, R. 1640; A 1783; to see, B 3. p 12. 62; _v._ behold,
R. 812; Looketh, _pr. s._ considers, B 5. p 4. 135; Loke, _2 pr. s. subj._
regard, B 5. p 6. 171; _pr. s. subj._ looks, R. 1605; Loked, _pt. s._
looked, A 289, E 340; R. 291; 3. 558; Lokeden, _pt. pl._ L. 1972; Loked,
_pp._ contemplated, B 2. p 5. 6; discerned, B 4. p 6. 59; Loke, _imp. s._
see, HF. 893; T. i. 890; take heed, D 1587; Loke he, let him take heed, I
134; Loketh, _imp. pl._ L. 1883; look ye, behold, G 1329; search ye, C 578.
A.S. _l[=o]cian_.
LOKING, _s._ look, gaze, 3. 870; T. v. 1820; countenance, B 2332; look,
glance, 3. 874; L. 240; glance (of the eye), A 2171; aspect, 4. 51; A 2469,
E 514; examining, 5. 110; appearance, R. 290; glances, looks, F 285;
Lokinge, power of vision, B 4. p 4. 132; Lookinge, gaze, B 1. p 3. 4.
LOKKES, _pl._ locks of hair, A 81, 677; 8. 3. A.S. _locc_.
LOLLER, _s._ a loller, a lollard, B 1173. On the confusion of these terms,
see the note. Cf. Icel. _lulla_, to loll about; _lullari_, a sluggard.
LOMB, _s._ lamb, L. 1798; B 617. See LAMB.
LOND, _s._ land, A 194, 400, 579; B 127, 3225; country, B 3548; _upon
lond,_ in the country, A 702; Londe, _dat._ land, 7. 194; B 522, 2077, G
950.
LONE (l[`o][`o]n[*e]), _s. dat._ loan, B 1485; gift, grace, D 1861. The
nom. form is _l[`o][`o]n_.
LONG, _prep._; the phrase _wher-on ... long = long on wher_, along of what,
G 930; Long on, along of, because of, G 922. A.S. _gelang_, because of.
LONG, _adj. (before a vowel)_, tall, R. 817; Longe, 3. 380; A 784; _def._.
6. I; A 354, I 139; Longe, _adj. pl._ tall, high, R. 1384; long, A. i. 7.
6; A 93, D 953, 976; high, 5. 230.
LONGE, _adv._ long, 3. 217; 4. 172; T. ii. 402; HF. 1506; A 286, D 966, F
763; at great length, B 5. p 4. 5; for a long time, 3. 20; L. 2261; A 2084,
B 3300, D 9.
LONGE (1), _v._ desire, long for, L. 2260; yearn, T. ii. 546; Longeth, _pr.
s._ L. 2286; Longen, _pr. pl._ long, wish, A 12; Longed, _pt. s._ desired,
3. 83; Longen (2), _v._ belong, A 2278; Longeth, _pr. s._ belongs, R. 754;
14. 5; HF. 244; A 2791, C 109, E 285, F 16; (it) concerns, T. 11. 312;
Longen, _pr. pl._ belong, F 1131; Longeth, _pr. pl._ belong, L. 151;
Longed, _pt. s._ befitted, R. 1222; Longing, _pres. pt._ belonging (to), L.
1963; Longinge, A 3209; Longing for, i.e. belonging to, suitable for, F 39.
LONGES, _pl._ lungs, A 2752.
LONGITUDE, _s._ the distance between two given meridians, A ii. 39. 12; the
length or extent of a 'climate,' in a direction parallel to the equator, or
rather a line along which to measure this length; A. ii. 39. 18;
Longitudes, _pl._ longitudes, A. pr. 58. The longitude of a star is
measured along the zodiac; that of a town, from a fixed meridian.
LOOK, _s._ look, glance, 3. 840; A 3342; Loke, HF. 658; _dat._ L. 1605.
LOOKETH, _pr. s._ beholds, considers, B 5. p 4. 135. See LOKEN.
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